Athlon 3000+ Venice 939
MSI GeForce 6600GT AGP
420w Power Supply (came with the case, Scorpion Raidmax)
Five case fans
40GB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM HD
My computer sounds like a hairdryer. I'm trying to find out which of the component's fans are causing most of the noise. I know it's not the case fans' fault because I've plugged/unplugged them and tested but noticed barely any noise difference.
After not using the comp for hours and turning it on, the loudness isn't bad. The wierd thing is that after I played some MIDIs on Winamp for about 20 minutes, the comp starts to roar. Therefore it is probably not the 6600GT or Power Supply since I didn't run any heavy programs.
So that leaves the CPU and the HD to blame. I rebooted and checked the bios for info on the CPU. It said something like 31 Degrees and 5400RPM. So it's probably the HD's fault since it's not a very high quality piece of hardware and would probably be stressed by loading little programs like Winamp. Or could the noise be caused by all of these fans in unison?
MSI GeForce 6600GT AGP
420w Power Supply (came with the case, Scorpion Raidmax)
Five case fans
40GB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM HD
My computer sounds like a hairdryer. I'm trying to find out which of the component's fans are causing most of the noise. I know it's not the case fans' fault because I've plugged/unplugged them and tested but noticed barely any noise difference.
After not using the comp for hours and turning it on, the loudness isn't bad. The wierd thing is that after I played some MIDIs on Winamp for about 20 minutes, the comp starts to roar. Therefore it is probably not the 6600GT or Power Supply since I didn't run any heavy programs.
So that leaves the CPU and the HD to blame. I rebooted and checked the bios for info on the CPU. It said something like 31 Degrees and 5400RPM. So it's probably the HD's fault since it's not a very high quality piece of hardware and would probably be stressed by loading little programs like Winamp. Or could the noise be caused by all of these fans in unison?